Exclusive gated development won’t hang about furlong

Holsteiner Park at Williamstown Stud, Clonee, Co Meath

WHEN the Aga Khan IV took over the stud farms from the estate of his father Prince Aly Khan in 1960, his inheritance included Williamstown.

Some of the land that used to belong to the Williamstown Stud was developed into a new high-end residential scheme called Holsteiner Park, where the house styles have all been named after champion racehorses to reflect the site’s equine heritage.

The tree-lined private-gated development of 21 detached Georgian-style homes is being built by Glenveagh Homes outside the Co Meath dormitory town of Clonee and was designed to appeal to trader-uppers from west Dublin suburbs such as Castleknock and Lucan.

The second and final phase of Holsteiner Park was released in January and three of those nine properties are still for sale.

The exclusive nature of the gated scheme is reflected in the prices.

They start at €795,000 for a four-bed Frankel style, while prices for the Galileo, which come with a whopping floor space of 3,455 sq ft, start at €900,000 for one property and at €950,000 for the second Galileo home on the market.

Each two-storey house sits on a third of an acre, on grounds landscaped by Ingrid Swan. Their facades are finished in a combination of select brick and nap render, with granite to the front plinths.

There is also granite to the sills of the windows, which themselves are surrounded by raised reveals.

Inside, there is underfloor heating to the ground floor, and nine-foot ceiling-to-floor heights on both the ground and first floors — and even a mudroom. Gallagher Kitchens has supplied the painted in-frame kitchens with quartz worktops, as well as the shaker-style bedroom wardrobes.

All the bathrooms are fitted with Villeroy & Boch sanitary ware.

The Galileo showhouse at Holsteiner Park is available to view by appointment.

Enquiries to: Coonan New Homes (01) 6286128 or Knight Frank (01) 634 2466